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Crikey is riding a new media wave as Australia’s best and most-talked-about independent news and current affairs website. After internal staff changes a rare opportunity has emerged to join our team as the deputy editor.

Crikey has appointed a new editor and a new publisher as the 12-year-old publication cements its position as Australia’s leading independent news and current affairs website.

After months of ongoing discussions, Private Media, publisher of Crikey, is officially joining the Australian Press Council.

Last week the founder of the Huffington Post said, in what may or may not have been a throwaway line, that it would soon open sites to serve several countries, including Australia.

It is with great reluctance, and some trepidation, that Richard Farmer felt bound to express strong disagreement with the editorial judgment of his Crikey editor regarding the choice of last week’s Wankley award winner.

In a year that saw the federal election, a hung parliament and the WikiLeaks embassy cable scandal, what was the biggest Crikey story of the year? Why, it’s a Crikey Video of the Day. Sometimes we hate the internet.

It’s been a big year for the Crikey office, from federal elections to new staff members. The only way to explain it properly is through the magical lens of the Jesus phone, explains Amber Jamieson.

It’s fair to say I and the rest of the Crikey editorial crew were surprised to wake up this morning and find our fearless leader, publisher Eric Beecher, all over the cover of The Australian’s media section — not an organ normally friendly to us, or him. Beecher was quoted as attacking the ABC , and in […]

Time for us here at Crikey to get a little reflective, as Crikey founder Stephen Mayne looks to see how his e-newsletter survived the early years with no money and several lawsuits.

The Australian’s Mark Day has taken a swipe at Crikey’s muckraking journalism. Talk to the hand, says Margaret Simons.

It’s been a busy year what with Malcolm Turnbull, the GFC road bump, Iranian elections and Utegate. So what were the most popular Crikey stories of 2009? You might be surprised.

The contributor budget has been cut here at Crikey, leading some to fear the publication will be run with a harder commercial edge following recent changes in ownership and management.

This morning’s Crikey editorial meeting turned into a fun game of “What Would You Be Called If You Were Born a Boy/Girl?”. Pretend you’re in the newsroom and join in the shenanigans.

This is a big call, no doubt, but Jeff Kennett led one of the most reformist and revolutionary governments in any stable western democracy over the past 50 years.

With the women working double shifts — paid work, followed by the unpaid work of running a household — is it any surprise they don’t have time to engage with political issues? asks Jenny Ejlak.

Last week we asked, why don’t women read Crikey? We’ve had a truckload of responses, and at the heart of this is a discussion about, well, the nature of discussion.